"Restauranten har en kokk."
Translation:The restaurant has a cook.
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is the final t is 'restauranten' meant to be sounded like a 'ng'? I thought Norwegian is generally pronounced as spelled :s
Yes, it is. This is because it's a French loan word, which has retained some of its original pronunciation.
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But we don't pronounce it with a "ng" sound in French. ^^ And there is no reason in etymology to pronounce it that way... Linn, do you also say it with that "g" sound?
Since the sound used in French, the nasalised /ɑ̃/, doesn't exist in Norwegian, it's substituted by the closest sound available within the Norwegian register: /ŋ/.
Yes, everyone pronounces it like that.
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This version of written Norwegian is a modified version of Danish writing, so pronunciation isn't necessarily phonetic (like how we no longer pronounce the 'k' in knife).
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Ms WereKity, synonymous perhaps in Norwegian. Lacking physical impediment, all Chefs can cook, but very few Cooks can adequately command a commercial kitchen, the performance done by a chef. 30Nov15
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This is true (I went to culinary school and, as a student was definitely a cook not a chef), but I do feel that the terms are still synonymous
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Well said, and a lingot for your concurrence. Bon appetit! 02Dec15
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If you want to distinguish, you could use the word kjøkkensjef . It means the kitchen leader.
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It seems to be pronounced similar to the Swedish Restaurangen, so is that spelling also accepted in Norwegian?
It's indeed pronounced "restaurangen", but you still have to spell it "restauranten".
